Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets

The scene of Carol Langdon's death. Even in a Google photo, there's a car on the sidewalk and others double-parked.

Bay Ridge Pol: NYPD Must Crack Down on Rogue Car Dealerships After Pedestrian Was Run Down on the Sidewalk

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

"Some of these dealerships just don't care and now a woman is dead because a car was driving on the sidewalk," Brannan said.

If any one group deserves an award for alerting officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets.

LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Street-Safety Bills in Albany

By Eve Kessler | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.

Candidate Billy Freeland (inset) says he shares this vision for Third Avenue. Source: Credit: Massengale & Co LLC, Dover Kohl & Partners, Zeke Mermell

Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.

A moped rider heading down Third Avenue near 21st Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 28, 2021 | No Comments

Locals have resisted residential rezoning, but now are faced with another crisis: massive distribution centers and more truck traffic.

A New York State trooper pulling the driver over. Source: YouTube

Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Reckless Driver Who Totaled Luxury Car

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against a notoriously reckless car buff who was allegedly high on drugs.

Mayor de Blasio (center), last seen riding a bike in August, 2018. Photo: Natalie Grybauskas

ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

"When I compare it to Paris, Milan, London it just feels like we wasted a historic opportunity," said one activist.

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